Sammy Baird

Sammy Baird
Personal information
Full name	Stuart Samuel Baird
Date of birth	(1930-05-13)13 May 1930
Place of birth	Denny, Scotland
Date of death	21 April 2010(2010-04-21) (aged 79)
Place of death	Bangor, Northern Ireland^[1]
Playing position	Inside left Left half
Youth career
	Rutherglen Glencairn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1949–1954	Clyde	90	(25)
1954–1955	Preston North End	15	(2)
1955–1960	Rangers	122	(39)
1960–1962	Hibernian	39	(5)
1962–1963	Third Lanark	24	(1)
1963–1964	Stirling Albion	12	(1)
Total		302	(73)
National team
1956–1958	Scotland	7	(2)
1954–1958	Scottish League XI^[2]	5	(1)
Teams managed
1963–1968	Stirling Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Stuart Samuel "Sammy" Baird (13 May 1930 – 21 April 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Career

During his playing career he played for Clyde, Preston North End, Rangers, Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stirling Albion. He won three Scottish league titles (1956, 1957 and 1959) and one Scottish Cup (1960) with Rangers.

He earned seven international caps for Scotland from 1956 to 1958. He scored on his debut against Yugoslavia, and also in his last match, a 2–1 defeat by France in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The latter goal was the first time a Rangers player scored in a World Cup Finals match.^[3]

As the manager of Stirling Albion he led them to promotion to Division One in the 1964–65 season, but he was sacked in 1968 because the club were heading for relegation back to Division Two.^[1]

Baird died on the morning of 21 April 2010.^[3]

References

1 2 "Obituary: Sammy Baird". The Scotsman. UK. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
↑ "Sammy Baird". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
1 2 "Rangers Saddened By Baird Loss". Rangers F.C. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.

External links

Scotland squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Younger (c) 2 Brown 3 Parker 4 Caldow 5 Hewie 6 Haddock 7 McColl 8 Turnbull 9 Evans 10 Docherty 11 Mackay 12 Cowie 13 Baird 14 Leggat 15 Scott 16 Murray 17 Mudie 18 Coyle 19 Collins 20 Robertson 21 Imlach 22 Fernie Coach: Walker

Stirling Albion F.C. – managers

Fergusson (1945–51)
Paterson (1951–52)
Fergusson (1952–55)
Mathers (1955–56)
Fergusson (1956–60)
McCrae (1960)
McLennan (1960–61)
Forsyth (1961–63)
Baird (1963–68)
MacFarlane (1968–69)
Joyner (1969–70)
Shankly (1970–73)
Beattie (1973–74)
Smith (1974–86)
Peebles (1986–88)
Meaken (1988)
Fleeting (1988–89)
Brogan (1989–94)
Drinkell (1994–98)
Philliben (1998–00)
Stewart (2000–02)
Moore (2002–10)
O'Neill (2010–11)
Scott (2011)
McDonald (2011–14)
McLaren (2014–)

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